{"id":1130,"date":"2021-08-24T22:20:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T22:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/what-happened-to-2021\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T06:24:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:24:32","slug":"what-happened-to-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/what-happened-to-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Year 2021 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s almost the end of 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another year of Covid-19 with precautions and vaccinations. The summer flew by, and I haven&#8217;t provided any updates. Primarily, I fell off of Twitter, Instagram, and blogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t giving updates because we bought a house just outside of San Antonio, Texas. It&#8217;s a new home construction with many of the homes around me not even started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RemoteMediaFile_6553784_0_2021_10_31_11_16_40-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>New Home from Drone View (Taken with DJI Mavic Mini 2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The move was stressful with setting up new utilities in an area that wasn&#8217;t even on Google Maps. The biggest hurdle, which is still a problem, is internet access. The house has access to fiber from the local Co-Op, Spectrum, and AT&amp;T, but all the companies don&#8217;t have the fiber on or have been damaged from construction. So, for now, I am using a wireless access system that beams internet from 4 or 5 miles away on top of a water tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet speeds are promised of 25mbs download. It&#8217;s not an ideal speed but a temporary solution till the fiber can go live or be repaired. The speed test below shows that, on average, I see about 10Mbps to 15Mbps for download. The most surprising part is how the ping is relatively low for this line of sight internet service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1024x551.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1024x551.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-300x161.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-768x413.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1536x826.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-2048x1102.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/551;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1024x551.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CleanShot-2022-03-18-at-00.36.26@2x-2048x1102.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Internet Speeds with GVEC Line of Sight Internet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the internet woes I&#8217;ve dealt with, no one ever mentioned how much work goes into a new home. The new trash, water, and electricity are hard to get going when it doesn&#8217;t show up on any mapping system, including Google or Apple Maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have also gone full dad mode and bought a Traeger Grill. I am now committed to becoming a grill master and smoking all sorts of meats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Important life update!<\/p><p>I bought a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TraegerGrills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TraegerGrills<\/a> to smoke all the meats \ud83c\udf56 \ud83e\udd69.<\/p><p>Smoked two briskets and two rack of ribs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IgPkR00FmW\">pic.twitter.com\/IgPkR00FmW<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Leon Hitchens \ud83c\udf7e (@Leonhitchens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leonhitchens\/status\/1429891935297212430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s primarily personal updates, but on the indie-hacking side. IronMic launch v2, and I am not tasked with content and SEO development. For the past couple of months, I haven&#8217;t been focused on the content or marketing on the podcast sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, being moved in and mostly settled, I will focus on the side projects and build new internet content. Follow my updates on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leonhitchens\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leonhitchens\">@leonhitchens<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost the end of 2021! Another year of Covid-19 with precautions and vaccinations. The summer flew by, and I haven&#8217;t provided any updates. Primarily, I fell off of Twitter, Instagram, and blogging. I wasn&#8217;t giving updates because we bought a house just outside of San Antonio, Texas. 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